The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-27
FLOATING FUN.

There are several ways OF making bus
tle-of newspaper, of wire, or other mate
Gardening has always been considered a
healthy employment-for the hired man.
Boston Budget.
rial. But the Iargest-sizad and most com-
plete hustle is made by the email boy who
lets live rat loose in a sewing bee.
Eyes" says Mrs. Pneuvoriche, in front of
the Venus de Milo, II see by the card that
it is torso; but it would be interesting to
know how it became torso"
One of those surly old bachelors that
need killing says that the reason why a
woman is called a ''duck" is because the
dressing is better then the bird.
Wife-Now that we have bought a COW
who will milk ii? Husband-0h, he says
the calf does that, so we'll have all the
milk we want without trouble.-Life.
"'Twas only a little bit OF rail-ery.
Pray don't take a fence" she said, when
he made an Intellectual attempt to grasp
her arm and clutched the paling instead.
Wife, found ring on the street to-
day. 1t is engraved IF. to M" l wonder
what that meaDs2 Husband (who is a
speculator) Fair to medium, l suppose.
The girl who has Just married Lee Phone,
the Japanese student who graduated re-
Gently at an eastern college, was not only
able to tell her love, but to tell Lee Phone
as well.
A Hartford lady, who was ivirg with
her second husband explained that she
noticed very little dideIence between the
two-bardly enough ID pay for her getting
married again.
Woman's Idea-Ma, are there any men
angels? Mammal guess not. Matte
Well, when the men die, where do they
go? Msmma-Go and ''see a man." 1
suppose Puck.
Little Nellie, % years, on emitting her
father in her prayer, was told to pray for
papa, as usual, and refused. Her mother
insisting, Nellie said, petulsntly: "Well,
do bless papa, for PHYS sake. BABY
hood.
81 love YOU" he protested, .sbetter than
my life. would die tor you if necessary"
"Oh, nonsensel" replied the practical
girl. ''Swear TO me that you'll get up and
make the fires and I'll CONSIDER your prop
osition."
Whatever the newspaper of the future
may be, it will never be what woman
wants it to be, until il is wholly m de up
of love verses, deaths, and marriages, and
dry goods Observation-Disclosures Journa
of Education.
at Columbia, S c., a farm hand asked
his employe r for his wages, and for reply
had the top of his head blown off. The
employer probably thought that the next
best thing to paying the man was to fix
him so that he wouldn't need the money.
i Pittsburg Dispatch.
"How does it happen that there are SO
many old maids among the school teach
ersP' asked reporter OF a teacher the
other day. Because school teachers are,
as rule, women of sense, and no woman
Will give up $50 position for $40 man"
was the reply.-Cartersville lGa.) Cour-
ant.
Brown-"I say, Robinson, are you still
sweet on Miss Tittleback?'' Robinson
Pm afraid she didn't appreciate my
visits" well, why Go you think sop
"WeIl, the last time 1 called she had an
alarm clock in the parlor, and had it set
for 10 O'Clock. I've given up calling
there
American boy-Doctor, how long will it
be before l get over these Fourth of July
hurts?
Omaha doctor-It will be nine or ten
months before you will be in frst-class
condition again.
How long will it be before the next
Fourth comes?"
20. nearly twelve months"
That's all right"
mo professional beggars allo we'd round
here" said the woman sharply, go gil."
81 am no professional beggar, madam" he
replied with dignity. Il NAV be a tramp
in fact. | will admit that am tramp
in an amateur sort of way-but l am no
beggar. If you have ham bone left over,
or some cold mackerel, or anything that
the dog doesn't care for or the pigs won't
eat, you may give it to me; but don't call
me profes siOnal beggar. Macon Tele-
graph.
Shakespeare seems to have been very
we'll up IN most of the slang phrases of the
present day. In Henry VIII" we have
too thin" IN liking john" 'come Off"
and lyon are too green and fresh;" in "a
Winters Tsle," "N hat? Nsver?' and al
though he does not exactly use the excla-
nation ratsl we have in Hamlet ga rat
a rat" which is pretty n7ar it. John Bun
yam used the phrase sit is & cold day" in